HMRC records show 960 businesses trading internationally from Milton Keynes over the last six months. That makes it the busiest trading location in Buckinghamshire. Most of that activity sits in machinery and mechanical appliances, electrical machinery and electronics, plastics. Looking ahead, our model expects import activity here to pick up by around 0.1% over the next three months.
Refreshed every 24 hours · last run 22 Aug 2026, 20:36HMRC release in view: Jun 26Snapshot: 2026-08-22.1
25,107Import declarations▼ 2.7% on the 6 months before
8,568Export declarations
+0.1%Forecast, next 3 monthsBased on 2 years of data
960Trading businesses
Top 5 businesses by 6-month activity Free tier
Ranked by declaration volume and months active. Hover any bar in the 24-month indicators for that month's figures. Log in for keyword search and HMRC category filters across all 960 businesses.
★ Most active in Milton KeynesFiled more customs declarations than any other Milton Keynes business over the last six months — roughly 7% of the town's total import activity, mostly in HS chapter 14.
Most active business
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
1808 import declarations575 export declarationsMK14 *Ch. 14Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 30Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded), appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s..
▼ Expected to slow by 3.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1808 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity575 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
DAIMLER TRUCK UK LIMITED
905 import declarations79 export declarationsMK15 *Ch. 27Ch. 31Ch. 32Ch. 34Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include air pumps, air or other gas compressors and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters, having a maximum horizontal side > 120 cm (excl. vacuum pumps, hand- or foot-operated air pumps, compressors for refri, gear boxes and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose, suspension systems and parts thereof, incl. shock-absorbers, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transpor.
▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity905 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity79 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MAKITA (UK) LIMITED
586 import declarations267 export declarationsMK15 *Ch. 27Ch. 29Ch. 34Ch. 39Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include electromechanical tools for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor (excl. saws and drills), tools for drilling, interchangeable (excl. rock-drilling or earth-boring tools and tools for tapping), saw blades, incl. toothless saw blades, of base metal (excl. bandsaw blades, circular saw blades, slitting or slotting saw blades, chainsaw blades and straight saw blades for working metal).
▼ Expected to slow by 5.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity586 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity267 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
MERCEDES-BENZ UK LIMITED
1475 import declarations242 export declarationsMK15 *Ch. 27Ch. 30Ch. 31Ch. 32Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include air pumps, air or other gas compressors and ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters, having a maximum horizontal side > 120 cm (excl. vacuum pumps, hand- or foot-operated air pumps, compressors for refri, drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles, and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principall, threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded).
▼ Expected to slow by 2.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1475 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity242 in the last 6 months
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Among the most active
SCANIA (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD
802 import declarations240 export declarationsMK15 *Ch. 27Ch. 38Ch. 39Ch. 40Active in 6 of the last 6 months
Recent shipments include parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor v, brakes and servo-brakes and their parts, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and speci, threaded screws and bolts, of iron or steel, whether or not with their nuts and washers (excl. coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, lag screws, stoppers, plugs and the like, threaded).
▲ Expected to increase by 7.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity802 in the last 6 months
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity240 in the last 6 months
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What Milton Keynes trades
The most frequently declared goods across all 960 businesses in the last six months — useful for picking which trade lanes to prospect.
Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619)Static convertersTricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kindsBoards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 VInstruments, appliances and machines for measuring or checking, not elsewhere specified in chapter 90 (excl. optical)Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. cast articles or articles of iron or steel wire)Appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves)Parts and accessories, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor v
Common questions about trade in Milton Keynes
How many businesses import or export from Milton Keynes?
HMRC customs records show 960 businesses in Milton Keynes (MK10, MK11, MK12, MK13) filed declarations over the last six months — 25,107 import declarations and 8,568 export declarations in total. This page is rebuilt every 24 hours as new HMRC data is published.
What do Milton Keynes businesses import most?
The most common category is machinery and mechanical appliances. Across all Milton Keynes traders the leading goods are articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s (excl. goods of 9619), static converters, tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size "scale" recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds, boards, cabinets and similar combinations of apparatus for electric control or the distribution of electricity, for a voltage <= 1.000 v. You can filter the full list by HMRC category once logged in.
Is trade from Milton Keynes growing?
Import activity is down 2.7% compared with the previous six months. Our model, which reads two years of monthly history, expects the next three months to rise by roughly 0.1%. That figure is our estimate, not an HMRC projection.
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